My pumpkin is cut out of the Cricut using the Art Philosophy Cartridge (retired now but I have two left). I stamped him in Tangerine which is a wonderful new color. It’s very rich and vibrant. It’s also one of the colors available in our new ink pad design (magnetic lids need I say more). I then colored over the top of it with our watercolor pencils to get the shading. The stem is done with Smooch from Clearsnap. Instead of going over the top with a watercolor brush I used the Shimmer Brush!

Close To My Heart now our own version of Wink of Stella called “Shimmer Brush”. I’m beyond estatic about this because I go through Clear Wink enough that I was buying it by the case!

There are two great things about our Shimmer Brush. First, the size if it. It’s it larger than Wink of Stella which means you have more shimmer! Is there every enough shimmer? I think not. Next is the price point compared to Wink Of Stella. Wink of Stella is $6.49 on Scrapbooks.com to $6.99 on Simon Says Stamps (one of my favorite online stores)and $7.88 on Amazon. CTMH Shimmer Brush is $4.95, which is a fantastic price point for more product! Don’t miss out on this deal.

I used our “Hello and Thanks” Thin Cut dies to create the “Thanks” cut out in black cardstock.

You can also see that I used some Silver Silk which I got from Fun Stampers Journey to create the splatter background. Black Shimmer Trim added on the edge of the background and texture paper from Jeepers Creepers (my featured Paper Kit of the month). Before putting on the pumpkin, I stamped the leaves and outline of the berries in Willow and Chocolate inks. Then I stamped the berries in Raspberry ink. I put Liquid Glass over the berries to make them stand out. Then I put the pumpkin down with 3D foam tape. I love the way it turned out.

Thanks for stopping by to check out my creations and corner of the internet. I hope you are inspired to create as I was from Muse challenge and my friend’s artwork. Have a blessed day!

I’m working on getting some new samples done for the upcoming Open House in August so I had a creative session to get something done! Bless the sketches and challenges. I’m so appreciative and glad of those who create these challenges for us.

The first challenge is from Mojo Monday 457. I used a pumpkin instead of a square for the sketch.

I will give her this card, just as a “I’m thinking of you” card. This card was created following the post of the MM435 sketch back in February.

I originally made the card like this:

Then decided I did not like the way the background papers look so I recreated to be the first card. Better, huh? Stamp the images in Memento Black Ink. I did the coloring of the suns and butterflies with a watercolor technique. I used the top of my ink pad by pushing down on the cover of the lid a few times. Ink gets on the top of the lid. When you open it, you can see it. Using a watercolor brush, you add water to the ink and paint with it. I used Thistle and Pixie on the butterfly. I used Canary and Sunset on the sun.

I fussy cut out the butterflies. I used a gel clear glitter pen to add some subtle shimmer to the the words and to trace over the black outlines.

This is a great card for anyone who is a sunshine in your life. I think we’ll use it for the Come and Play Card Buffet. Thanks for stopping by.

It’s been ages since I made a one layer card so this is a good challenge from Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge. When was the last time I created a one layer card, LOL? I created this card:

The challenge was a one layer so I took some painters tape and gently put it down so it would come off without ripping the paper. Doing this was inspired by two of the samples (Heather and Jenn’s) posted on the SSS Wednesday blog, I took some Tim Holtz distressing inks, sponges, and created the ombre background.